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2 days ago | 
dailyunion.com | Ryan Spoehr
FORT ATKINSON – The city of Fort Atkinson is in search of a new provider for garbage and recyclable collection after negotiations broke down with GFL, City Manager Rebecca Houseman told council members Tuesday. The city council then authorized Houseman to solicit a request for proposals for garbage and collection services. As of right now, the city has no provider as of Jan. 1, 2026.
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4 days ago | 
gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr
By RYAN SPOEHR [email protected] JANESVILLE - Seniors in Janesville will be turning their tassels this week, with 2025 Craig and Parker High School graduations set for Thursday and Friday, and ceremonies for ARISE Virtual Academy and Rock University also scheduled.
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4 days ago | 
dailyunion.com | Ryan Spoehr
FORT ATKINSON – The Fort Atkinson Common Council will review and may take action Tuesday on potential plans regarding two corridors, one in its downtown area and another stretching from just outside its downtown area to near the Highway 26 bypass. The plans, which will not be enacted immediately even if they gain approval from the common council, focuse on corridors along Main Street and Janesville Avenue in the city.
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1 week ago | 
gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr
WHITEWATER - As the Whitewater Unified School District moved to a new auditor, "certain deficiencies," including "significant ones" were identified in the district's annual audit for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The district was audited by Lucida Tax + Accounting Solutions.
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1 week ago | 
gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr
By Ryan Spoehr WHITEWATER - Samuel Karns will be the next Whitewater Unified School District superintendent, per a decision by the school board Tuesday. Karns, the current principal of Todd Elementary in Beloit, is expected to start as superintendent on July 1. According to the item on the agenda for the school board's meeting Tuesday, the contract would go through June 30, 2027.
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1 week ago | 
dailyunion.com | Ryan Spoehr
WHITEWATER – Samuel Karns will be the next Whitewater Unified School District superintendent, per a decision by the school board Tuesday. Karns, the current principal of Todd Elementary in Beloit, is expected to start as superintendent on July 1. According to the item on the agenda for the school board's meeting Tuesday, the contract would go through June 30, 2027. kAm%96 D6=64E:@?
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1 week ago | 
hngnews.com | Ryan Spoehr
JANESVILLE — The Salvation Army Rock County unveiled its new Rapid Response Unit last Thursday at its headquarters at 514 Sutherland Ave. With the theme “Ready to Respond: Rock County’s New Era in Emergency Services,” the event showcased the unit, a compact and highly mobile unit built to provide flexible, immediate support in disaster and crisis situations. kAmp%U2>Aj% DA@?D@C65 E96 =F?49 2E E96 6G6?E 2?5 AC6D6?E65 @?
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1 week ago | 
gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr
By Ryan Spoehr WHITEWATER - Whitewater's school board was expected to make a "recommendation to hire" the district's next superintendent on Tuesday. The board deliberated into late Tuesday night in closed session, discussing the remaining two superintendent candidates, Samuel Karns and Kurt Schneider. The board had not emerged from its closed door session prior to The Gazette's publication deadline Tuesday night.
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1 week ago | 
dailyunion.com | Ryan Spoehr
FORT ATKINSON – The School District of Fort Atkinson recently honored its 2025 retirees with plaques and a banquet. The district recognized middle school special education teacher Michelle Steed, Luther Elementary instructional materials center aide Andrea Stewart, Rockwell Elementary first grade teacher Katherine Wixom, middle school accompanist Karla Pratt Corcoran and Purdy Elementary special education aide Jacki Foelker.
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1 week ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Ryan Spoehr
WHITEWATER -- The Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education has narrowed the search for the district’s next superintendent to two finalists: Kurt Schneider and Samuel Karns. In a release Friday, the school district said the board met Thursday evening to continue deliberations, “and while no final decision was made, the board is confident in the two remaining candidates.
